Questions tagged [backup]
Making copies of data so that the copies may be used to restore the original after a data loss event, or for historical retention.
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Are server backups to flash drives feasible?
If I were to use a flash storage device on a server, a portable one specifically, and backups written to it periodically every 5 hours or so, would there be much wear to the flash drive to the point ...
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Rsync and Cygwin based backup on Windows gives permission denied errors
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I use rsync/cygwin on Windows 10 to backup all my local files (source) to an external hard drive (destination). I used this guide http://www.howtogeek.com/175008/the-non-beginners-guide-to-...
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Uploading large folders to Dropbox from external hard drive
I've got a puzzling dilemma that I've been trying to solve for weeks. I want to backup about 500 GBs from an external hard drive to my Dropbox Pro account.
My computer's hard drive is nowhere near ...
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How do I restore Windows 7 from a System Image to a Boot Camp partition without formatting?
I had a 70GB Boot Camp partition on my iMac that I wanted to increase the size of, so after creating a system image (.vhd) on an external FW drive of the Boot Camp partition using Windows Backup and ...
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Windows Home Server Online Backup Solutions
Does anyone have any good, well priced online backup solutions for Windows Home Server?
I've looked at using s3 but the pricing ends up to expensive with the amount of data I have. Mozy and alike don'...
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EFS - Find out what's encrypted
Since a few days when I start Windows Vista i get a Popup from "Encrypting File System" (coming from process efsui.exe) asking me to backup the certificate and key.
I don't know what i did to get ...
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Creating Windows 8.1 system image error [duplicate]
I'm experiencing "not enough space" error when trying to create system image to a USB hard drive:
Detailed error: ERROR - A Volume Shadow Copy Service operation error
has occurred: (0x8004231f) ...
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Mirror/Backup from SSH/SFTP to Windows
What I am trying to do is mirror a directory (recursively) from a server I can SSH/SFTP to, to a Windows machine. I want to do this as part of a script, so it can be automated.
I only want to copy ...
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Sync remote folders on Linux
What is the simplest way to unidirectional incremental syncing of a folder present on a Linux system.
+1 for using the command line.
+2 for not using rsync (Seems to have some problems on my system.)
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Can I resume an interrupted disk image done with dd?
I am going to reinstall my system and I want to backup it first.
There is an 80 GB HDD with Ubuntu and 750 GB HDD on which I want to put image. So, I run a live CD and use dd to transfer my sda to ...
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How can I extract the drive letter for a new mapped drive in a .bat?
I'm creating a simple command-line backup script to use robocopy to mirror "important" stuff to my NAS box. I would prefer not to rely on a hard-coded mapped drive letter for that NAS box. In the ...
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Mirror / backup laptop btrfs drive to sometimes connected external USB disk
I have a laptop with an internal drive using Btrfs. There are several subvolumes and snapshots on here. I want a copy of this drive to be made periodically to an external USB disk of approximately the ...
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Issues with File History, looking for alternative [closed]
I've been using Windows 8's File History feature as a backup tool for a while now, but I'm having some issues with it. I configured it to back up to a NAS drive.
In addition to backing up the ...
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Can't attach VHD
I think I may be experiencing that horrible moment when the backup fails. Somewhere hiding on this VHD is an SQL database I need to extract. This is from a Windows backup, not a virtual machine. I'm ...
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Where are the WeChat chat logs stored?
I'd like to back up my WeChat chat logs, so I tried backing the chat logs up to my computer using the OS X WeChat application. It backed up successfully, but I can't find the chat logs anywhere. I ...
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How do I get Time Machine working again after changing my hard drive?
On my Mac, I recently
changed to a new hard drive (e.g. after a hard drive failure) or
migrated the boot partition to another one
What do I have to do to get Time Machine correctly backing up my ...
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Promise Pegasus report dead after power failure
After a power failure the Promise Pegasus R4 reports all disks drives as dead. But this is almost impossible! Is there any way to "reset" the Promise Pegasus without losing all data?
The unit is ...
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How to reuse backup on Time Machine on Snow Leopard after a logic board change, after choosing wrong option on popup
After my logic board was replaced, I connected my laptop back to my network, and Time Machine gave me a popup, as shown on this thread:
How to recycle/reuse/continue Time Machine for a new Mac?
I ...
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Can you store CDs/DVDs in a fireproof safe?
I have a normal WalMart-style fireproof safe that I use to store important documents. I've also been using it to store backup DVDs, each in its own slim case. This takes up a bit of space though, so I ...
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Backup IMAP mail, then access via IMAP again
I am looking for a tool to backup an entire IMAP account and then expose that backup (read-only) via IMAP again.
This would be perfect for backing up email from any provider, and allowing the backup ...
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Queries related to the new Windows 8 File History feature
I've been playing around a bit with Windows 8's new File History feature. It's really disappointing that it can't be enabled for files outside of the specified locations, but I guess that can't be ...
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How do I make a backup of Windows 8?
Coming from MacOS X (with Time Machine) back to Windows 8, I'm wondering how I can make good (useful) backups of Windows 8 and my data?
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Will crashplan offsite backup work if crashplan goes out of business?
I really like the idea of using crashplan for it's offsite backup to another computer. However, seeing as how these types of services come and go seemingly daily or change plan pricing like Mozy did ...
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NAS / RAID / Backup Scheme
I want a failproof backup scheme for my home business. This is the scheme i have come up with so far:
Workstation:
C:\ SSD Drive 1: for OS
D:\ SSD Drive 2: for Current Projects
NAS
L:\ HDD Drive 1:...
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How to properly image a truecrypt system partition?
A couple of times now I have imaged a truecrypt system partition in windows. When the system has crashed on me I've attempted to recover the system only for truecrypt to not boot the recovered system. ...
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Migrate selected applications from a Time Machine backup
I upgraded to OSX Lion. I have a previous Time Machine backup and I would like to get back just the information from
Mail
iTunes
iPhoto
I wonder if there is any workaround in the migration assistant ...
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Time Machine on a local drive, then make that drive a network drive (via Server.app) on a different computer
I have two macs running OS X 10.10.3. One has Server.app installed, is connected to the internet via ethernet, and also has a 2 TB disk attached via USB, with two partitions - "Backup" and "Storage". ...
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Does backup software lock you in?
I just bought a new Iomega external drive, and I'm trying to figure out which software to use to manage backups. I am not looking for software recommendations. These are already available in other SU ...
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Is there an equivalent to OSX time machine in Windows 8?
I have heard that Windows 8 is providing a tool like time machine of Mac. What is it called in Windows and how does it work?
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Covenience/Cost/Life expectancy of storage media [closed]
I may decide to pick up the battle of advocating for the use of external hard drives instead of Blu-ray discs for data backup.
External hard drive:
I can get a commercial (consumer) 1TB hard drive ...
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How can I backup a Ubuntu system and restore it on another maching with completely different hardware?
I just completed my Ubuntu installation. It contains all packages I need and I configured my apps correctly.
I would like to backup this installation and be able to restore it to different computers ...
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File-based encrypt-and-sync solution for Windows
There exists many syncing and backup solutions out there, but I have yet to find a setup that will cover ALL the following behavior:
I want the ability to designate local folder B as the "...
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EFS recovery from backed up registry files?
Here's what I have:
Backed up encrypted files
Backed up registry files (ntuser.dat)
password
The original OS (Windows XP) hosting the EFS encrypted files is gone. I do not have a backed up key file....
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Duplicity restore failing: No secret key
I'm setting up a backup from a local machine to a remote server.
I generated gpg keys on the local machine and ran a test backup with:
PASSPHRASE="MyGPGPassphrase" duplicity --encrypt-key KeyID ...
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How to Copy .VHD File to Physical Hard Disk Using DD Command
I have read other question/answers on this site that say this is possible, but I'm wondering how it is done. I have tried the following command, which completes successfully, but the NTFS isn't valid ...
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Net Use Error 1219 - I just want to mount a network share
When I log into windows, my system maps a few drives from our server's shares. I have a backup script that I want to run and it maps a few more drives just for the script and then unmaps them when ...
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How to backup old emails locally in Thunderbird and then remove them from IMAP server?
I am using Godaddy IMAP email with Thunderbird as my desktop client on Windows 7. The email service has unlimited mailbox size but the local Thunderbird is having troubles due to the large size of the ...
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Best way to synchronise photos to three machines. Laptop, Desktop, NAS
I'm using Picasa as my photo management software, and I have a collection of photos that gets downloaded from my cameras either onto my Desktop or onto my Laptop.
I'd like to automatically have ...
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How do I automate borg backup?
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I would like to use Borg Backup as a backup solution for my Ubuntu server. They offer a very convenient sh script that they say you can just run as a cron job, but it is not working for ...
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Creating backup process with a pi, should I use push or pull?
I have a raspberry pi 4 and would like to use it as a backup server at home. Now I am unsure how to do this, I have an encrypted disk that is connected to the pi and I want to do the backup ...
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Time Machine does not recognize my MacBook Pro
Due to a clicking and beeping problem on my Macbook Pro (MBP), I got a 1 to 1 replacement from Apple which arrived today. I was able to my original setting using Time Machine restore. That works great....
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How can I turn my current PC into a NAS device without losing the PC
Basically I want to know if there is a proper way that I can take my current desktop PC (custom built) and add 2 additional hard drives and have these 2 drives act as a NAS backup with raid, while ...
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Can I make my PC backup and then sleep on demand with WHS?
I really hate the way that WHS backs up at a particular time in the morning.
First of all I don't EVER want my computer turning on when I am not there. EVER. I have a Core-i7 laptop which literally ...
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How much space should I reserve for my Time Machine backups?
I'm quite new to the whole Mac OS X and all of its services. I have my MacBook Pro now for about 3 months. What I wanted to do now is to setup automatic backups using the Time Machine. The situation ...
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Maximize tape lifespan best practice?
What is best practice to maximize tape lifespan:
Append backups to the tape until it becomes full, then overwrite it before the next usage.
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Overwrite the tape before it becomes full (for example:...
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How do I mount an NTFS image created by GNU NTFSclone on Windows?
How do I mount an NTFS image created by NTFS-3G NTFSclone on Windows? Neither the gnuwin32 version of NTFSclone nor Cygwin’s mount seem to be capable.
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A good solution for home backups and file/print sharing [closed]
I’m looking for a cheap and reliable solution that allows me to share files and a printer in me home network. Raid support and very low power consumption would be nice extras. Should I go with a NAS ...
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How do you re-associate an Airport Time Machine backup after migrating to a new mac?
I used the migration assistant to copy my files directly from my old Mac to a new one.
My new Mac won't "link" Time Machine backup on my Airport disk.
I can browse the old Time Machine backup, ...
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Rsync incredibly slow in Cygwin - am I doing something wrong?
I am trying to back up my C: and D: drives (each 1 TB, C: has around 210 GB of data on it, D: has around 345 GB on it) onto a 3 TB external HDD using Cygwin in Windows 8.
I am doing this with rsync....
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How do I exclude directories from my Windows 7 backup?
I'm setting up a backup for a friend's computer onto his USB drive. I was reading this article about the Windows 7 Backup and Restore feature.
Everything looks okay, but for the life of me, I can't ...
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